Quick Fire: Adamson Soaring Falcons survive UST Growling Tigers in gritty affair

(Photo Credit: Arvin Lim, ABS-CBN Sports)

Adamson Soaring Falcons def. UST Growling Tigers 75-70

Notable Players:

Jerrick Ahanmisi, Adamson (21 points, 3/7 3FG): Ahanmisi saved the Soaring Falcons from disaster, hitting key shots in the 4th quarter to seal the deal for Adamson.

Papi Sarr, Adamson (12 points, 14 rebounds): Akomo gave Papi a difficult time in the offensive end, but Papi was solid overall.

Reggie Boy Basibas, UST (17 points, 5 rebounds): Basibas provided a ton of energy in the wing position for UST, scoring off fast breaks and strong drives.

Steve Akomo, UST (10 points, 17 rebounds, 2/10 FT): If not for his eight missed free throws, we could confidently say that he thoroughly outplayed Papi Sarr. He's great, but his free throw shooting has been bad.

Quick Analysis:

- Adamson won, but Coach Franz was less than pleased with their victory. Their distribution of shot attempts wasn't good, no thanks to the UST defense giving them a lot of trouble in scoring.

- UST's rotation is an absolute mess. I understand the entire concept of playing guys who are hot, but someone like Marvin Lee or even Vaughn Soriano should be getting more minutes. Players need to establish a particular rhythm when playing, and most of the players are having a difficult time establishing just that.

- The calls in this game were bad for both teams. Lots of missed fouls off drives and even fouls from threes were wrongly called.

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